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Al-che-say War Council

Date: 1890
Description: Al-che-say, chief of the White Mountain Apache, and his war council.
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Wisconsin Soldiers in the Spanish-American War

Date: 1898
Description: Men from Wisconsin Rapids who bore arms against Spain in the Spanish-American War. From left to right in front of a painted backdrop are Charles N. Laramie...
Photograph

Sioux Man in Full War Dress

Date: 1898
Description: Full-length portrait of a Sioux man at the Rosebud Agency in full dress, ready for war.
Photograph

War Dance

Date: 09 1890
Description: A drawing of a war dance including Kiowas, Osages, and Pawnees drawn by a Comanche boy, at Kiowa, Comanche, and Wichita Agency, Oklahoma.
Photograph

Dr. War Eagle

Date: 1898
Description: Dr. War Eagle shoots at a target using a bow and arrow at the Trans-Mississippi Exposition and Indian Congress.
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Robert E. Lee

Date: 1895
Description: Vignetted carte-de-visite portrait of General Robert E. Lee.
Photograph

Morgan L. Martin

Date: 1891
Description: Waist-up carte-de-visite portrait of Morgan L. Martin, 3rd Wisconsin Cavalry.
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Returning Soldiers Crowd Entrance to Large Hall

Date: 1898
Description: View from across street of the exterior of a large hall with plate glass windows welcoming returning troops from the Spanish-American War. Soldiers and oth...
Drawing

John Peter Altgeld

Date: 1893
Description: Engraved lithographic quarter-length portrait of John Peter Altgeld, a Union veteran of the Civil War, judge, lawyer, and politician. Altgeld was a Progres...
Photograph

John Peter Altgeld

Date: 1893
Description: Portrait of John Peter Altgeld, a Union veteran of the Civil War, judge, lawyer, and politician. Altgeld was a Progressive Democrat and the 20th Governor o...
Photograph

Civil War Reunion

Date: 1890
Description: Outdoor group portrait of the reunion of the 21st Wisconsin Infantry at the Soldier's Home.
Print

McCormick Catalog Art

Date: 1894
Description: Color lithograph illustration on the back cover of the McCormick Harvesting Machine Company catalog. Shows an American Revolutionary War battle scene. Also...
Painting

Three Civil War Colonels

Date: 1897
Description: A painting of the three colonels of the 26th North Carolina Regiment. John R. Lane (born July 4, 1835), Harry King Burgwyn (born October 3, 1841), Zebulon...
Photograph

Storefront Portrait

Date: 1898
Description: Two well-dressed women in aprons and two smartly dressed men pose in front of the open entrance of J. Buntman's fruit and confectionery store at 1005 North...
Photograph

Reunion of the Iron Brigade

Date: 09 16 1896
Description: Outdoor group portrait of a reunion of the Iron Brigade, veterans of the Civil War, and their families at Devil's Lake, Wisconsin. The couple seated in...
Drawing

Theordore Roosevelt and the Rough Riders

Date: 07 01 1898
Description: Illustration of Theodore Roosevelt and the Rough Riders at San Juan Hill.
Photograph

Lucuis Fairchild Funeral

Date: 05 26 1896
Description: Military honor guard standing outdoors at the funeral of former Governor and Civil War hero Lucius Fairchild, which was held at the Wisconsin State Capitol...
Painting

A Fantasy from the Pony War Dance

Date: 12 1891
Description: Engraved image of a Native American in a headdress riding a running horse. Dacners can be seen in the background.
Print

Reunion Banquet of the Army of the Potomac

Date: 1890
Description: Portrait of reunion banquet of the Army of the Potomac in New York City.
Print

Benjamin Harrison

Date: 1890
Description: A head and shoulders portrait of Benjamin Harrison, the 23rd President of the United States, 1889-1893. Harrison was born on August 20, 1833, on a farm ne...

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